A doctor in a small, private practice is looking for a safe way to share and receive patient information with other doctors his patients go to for care. She wants to make sure that any system she uses guarantees her patients privacy and abides by all local, state, and federal regulations $($including HIPPA$).$ Her tech adviser recommends a system that uses blockchain. Why would this be a good system for this type of information?

Multiple Choice

In blockchain, a secure connection is created between computers accessing information. This would prevent unauthorized people from accessing any sensitive data.

Blockchain would not be appropriate to use to secure healthcare records; however, the practice could look into accepting payments via cryptocurrency.

Because blockchain can be used for quality assurance purposes, using it in healthcare would ensure that no mistakes were made when treatina patients.